pf26
mar
mar
omb
fca
dsc
mb2
pf24
cmm
cmm
dmr
dmr
dmr
scd
30a
30a
gn3
mh2
mh2
sta
sta
cmr
cmr
plst
plst
sld
sld
sld
sld
sld
sld
sld
sld
ss1
a25
mp2
ema
tpr
jvc
vma
me4
purl
dd2
me2
f05
wc02
prm
prm
prm
prm
wc01
wc01
wc01
wc01
7ed
7ed
btd
wc00
g00
brb
mmq
s99
6ed
wc98
tmp
wc97
wc97
5ed
plgm
ptc
ptc
ice
4bb
4ed
pmei
pmei
sum
fbb
3ed
ced
cei
2ed
leb
lea
Counterspell 
Oracle Text
Format Legality
Competitive Play by Format
Top 8 decklists that played Counterspell, by format.
| Format | Decks 30d | Avg 30d | Decks 12mo | Avg 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duel Commander | 12 | 1 | 625 | 1 |
| Pauper | 52 | 3.9 | 442 | 3.7 |
| Modern | 42 | 3.1 | 347 | 3.3 |
| Premodern | 49 | 4 | 328 | 3.9 |
| Legacy | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.2 |
Details
- Set
- MagicFest 2026
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 2
- Collector #
- 5
Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Counterspell
Final: 7 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (24)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Final: 5 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (15)
Artifacts (1)
Sideboard
Final: 6 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Sorceries (7)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Final: 7 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (24)
- 1 Daze
$0.90
0.02 tix - 2 Daze
$0.90
0.02 tix
- 1 Daze
$0.90
0.02 tix
- 2 Snuff Out
$5.46
9.53 tix - 2 Gush
$2.54
0.04 tix - 2 Disfigure
$0.04
0.03 tix
- 2 Ghastly Demise
$0.17
0.04 tix
- 4 Brainstorm
$1.19
0.89 tix
- 1 Spell Pierce
$0.22
0.01 tix
- 2 Thought Scour
$0.40
0.03 tix
- 1 Agony Warp
$0.04
0.03 tix
- 4 Counterspell
$1.29
0.02 tix
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Final: 5 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (23)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (24)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 6 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (24)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Final: 7 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (11)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (16)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (5)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (16)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
- 2 Containment Priest
$0.29
0.10 tix - 1 Counterbalance
$3.79
0.80 tix
- 2 Disenchant
$0.11
0.03 tix
- 3 Flusterstorm
$6.43
1.77 tix
- 1 Leyline of Sanctity
$0.30
0.10 tix - 1 Search for Azcanta
$1.52
0.02 tix
- 1 Snapcaster Mage$16.15 0.14 tix
- 1 Supreme Verdict
$1.45
0.10 tix
- 2 Surgical Extraction
$1.34
5.32 tix - 1 Vendilion Clique
$3.51
0.02 tix
Final: 6 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (21)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
- 1 Celestial Purge
$0.27
0.03 tix
- 1 Council's Judgment
$0.44
0.07 tix
- 2 Counterbalance
$3.79
0.80 tix
- 1 Engineered Explosives
$4.66
4.72 tix - 1 Flusterstorm
$6.43
1.77 tix
- 1 Flusterstorm
$6.43
1.77 tix
- 3 Pyroblast
$3.38
20.96 tix - 1 Snapcaster Mage
$16.15
0.14 tix
- 2 Surgical Extraction
$1.34
5.32 tix
- 1 Surgical Extraction
$1.34
5.32 tix
- 1 Volcanic Island$305.76 15.34 tix
Final: 6 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (24)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (11)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (18)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (18)
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (21)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Final: 2 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (17)
Enchantments (5)
Planeswalkers (3)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (21)
Enchantments (2)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
- 1 Celestial Purge
$0.27
0.03 tix
- 1 Council's Judgment
$0.44
0.07 tix
- 2 Counterbalance
$3.79
0.80 tix
- 1 Engineered Explosives
$4.66
4.72 tix
- 2 Flusterstorm
$6.43
1.77 tix
- 2 Pyroblast
$3.38
20.96 tix
- 1 Pyroblast
$3.38
20.96 tix
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
$16.15
0.14 tix
- 3 Surgical Extraction
$1.34
5.32 tix
- 1 Volcanic Island$305.76 15.34 tix
Final: 1 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Sorceries (7)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 2